Meta announced updates to Meta Ray-Ban Display. It added hands-free navigation for cycling and public transit. Directions now use landmarks instead of street names. A new hologram feature lets users show their face in calls. Hologram rolls out in Early Access on WhatsApp in the US later this fall. A new Explore app offers experiences built for the glasses. The glasses now capture videos in Dolby Atmos. Calendar features let users manage meetings from their glasses. Mirrored phone notifications will appear on the display. Threads Community Feeds can be followed and reposted from the glasses. Online ordering is now available in the US. The glasses are expanding to the UK, Canada, France, Italy, and Germany. Sales start today in Canada and the UK.
What changed
Meta Ray-Ban Display had no hands-free navigation, hologram calls, Explore app, or online ordering.
What it unlocks
Using voice for turn-by-turn cycling and transit directions on the glasses display.
- 5 new markets
- October 13 availability in France, Italy, Germany
- Early Access hologram rollout later this fall
What you need to act on it
- Meta Ray-Ban Display ownership
- US or Canada for cycling/transit directions
- US for hologram Early Access
- WhatsApp for hologram calls
Sources